"Why Overnight Silence?" PM's "Ambani, Adani" Counterstrike On Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Modi's counterstrike is significant because Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly accused the Narendra Modi government of favouring top industrialists

In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned today why the Congress leader had gone silent on his "Ambani-Adani" offensive since the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections.

"For five years, Congress's shehzade kept chanting one thing. After his Rafael issue got grounded, he started a new chant. Five industrialists, five industrialists, five industrialists. Gradually, he started saying Ambani-Adani. But ever since the elections were announced, he stopped abusing Ambani and Adani. Today, I want to ask from Telangana soil, he must declare how much money they have taken from Ambani, Adani? Was there a deal? Why did you stop abusing Ambani and Adani overnight? Zaroor daal mein kucchh kaala hai (something is wrong). You abused them for five years and then it stopped overnight?" the Prime Minister said at a rally in Telangana.

The Prime Minister's counterstrike is significant because Mr Gandhi has repeatedly accused the Narendra Modi government of favouring top industrialists. The Congress leader has also said that while the BJP government has made 22 Indians "arabpati (billionaires)", the Congress aims to make crores of people "lakhpati" if it comes to power in these elections.